I did think I had to scratch my head a little when I saw the latest Colette newsletter declaring that next season will be all about the neons.  *More head scratching*  Wasn't it all about neons for spring summer 2007.  Ah no... it was all about neons in the London enclave where club kids were dancing about splashing fluro-paint on each other.  In the REST OF THE WORLD, I don't think neon was rampaging down the streets and on the catwalks it has lingered on for a bit in dribs and drabs.  Ergo, Dr. Martens neon boots for SS08 don't come as a complete surprise.  Forgive me for this, but I am well and truly drawn to them when put in the context of pairing them with similarly fluro-florals and in that context only!  Given the Dr. Martens appearances in harsher/grungier collections (Yohji Yamamoto and Chloe - an interpretation of DM....), wearing these neon ones with girlier, flirtier ensembles seems to make sense as a way of trend mutation/progression.  It's also an updated version of donning black DM's with Laura Ashley floral dresses.   

Hopefully I'll find a way of getting away with this without either being labelled a 'has-been nu rave kid'.  I'll just have to pump up the florals to add some much needed confusion.   

Floral dresses all from Rusty Zipper